Despite risk of $62 fine for not voting, less than 20% of Egyptians bothered to show up at polls - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ayah Aman

Ayah Aman

Oct 20, 2015

A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, Oct. 19, 2015. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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A street vendor walks under election campaign banners in downtown Cairo, ahead of the second round of parliamentary election, November 19, 2015. Official results showed a political alliance loyal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has scooped all 60 list seats up for grabs in the first round of a parliamentary election in which opposition parties were all but absent. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTS7XID

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A man casts his vote at a polling station during the second phase of the parliamentary election runoff in Toukh, El-Kalubia governorate, northeast of Cairo, Egypt, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTX1WNIJ

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